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Lives of the Scientists
SKU
065051
ISBN
9780544810877
Grade 3-7
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
This fun resource goes beyond what you know about famous scientists andrevealssome quirky, interesting facts about them. Find out little known facts about Zhang Heng, Ibn Sina, Galileo, Isaac Newton, William and Caroline Herschel, Charles Darwin, Louis Pasteur, Ivan Pavlov, George Washington Carver, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, Barbara McClintock, Grace Murray Hopper, Rachel Carson, Chien-Shiung Wu, James D. Watson and Francis Crick, and Jane Goodall. You will learn that Galileo had a giant ego and if you disagreed with him you were an "idiot"; Isaac Newton's father was illiterate and died before he was born (and his mother frowned on education); Albert Einstein adored music and Edwin Hubble was a terrible driver. Barbara McClintock studied genetics in conjunction with corn, but didn't particularly like corn. She preferred Godiva chocolate! At the end of each chapter are 2-3 interesting trivia related to that person. Please note that while interesting, some personal details about these scientists' lives may be offensive to conservative families - a parent may wish to preview the content first.96 pgs, pb. ~ Donna
Publisher's Description of Lives of the Scientists
Scientists have a reputation for being focused on their workand maybe even dull. But take another look. Did you know that it's believed Galileo was scolded by the Roman Inquisition for sassing his mom? That Isaac Newton loved to examine soap bubbles? That Albert Einstein loved to collect joke books, andthat geneticist Barbara McClintock wore a Groucho Marx disguise in public? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, the subjects of Kathleen Krull and Kathryn Hewitt'sLives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions (and What the Neighbors Thought)are revealed as creative, bold, sometimes eccentricand anything but dull.
Category Description for History Of Science / Scientific Discovery
Materials that cover scientific developments through history, famous scientists, inventors and inventions.
Category Description for Scientist / Inventor Biographies
Please also see our History/Geography Biographies section for more biographies of scientists at all reading levels.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Clarion |
| Author: | Kathleen Krull |
| Grades: | 3-7 |
| ISBN: | 9780544810877 |
| Length in Inches: | 10 |
| Width in Inches: | 7 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.65 |
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